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JOSE LUIS RIVAS
Corporal · U.S. Army
November 24, 1950 – April 15, 1970
Service recordJose Luis Rivas, of Los Fresnos, Texas, served as a Corporal in the U.S. Army. He died on April 15, 1970, in Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam, at age 19. His name is inscribed on Panel 11W, Line 9 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 11W · Line 9
Names are inscribed in the order of loss, starting at Panel 1E at the apex and ending at Panel 1W. At the Memorial, find the panel number at the base and count down from the top line.
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Corporal (CPL)
- Service
- Regular
- Occupation
- Infantryman (11B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 11 LIGHT INF BDE
- Born
- November 24, 1950
- Home of record
- Los Fresnos, Texas (Cameron County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- April 15, 1970
- Age
- 19
- Province
- Quang Ngai
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Explosive Device
Context · from the records
What was happening
38 names on the Wall carry the date April 15, 1970; 14 of them were lost in Quảng Ngãi Province. In April 1970, 730 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 11th Light Infantry Brigade, his unit in the record, lost 34 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 11W, Line 9
- JIMMY HARRISON MCCLUNGSpecialist Five · April 15, 1970
- DENNIS WADE NEALStaff Sergeant · April 15, 1970
- JOHN HOWARD POHLMANWarrant Officer 1 · April 15, 1970
- TRAVIS HENRY SCOTT JRCaptain · April 15, 1970
Same unit, same day
- SANDRO NICHOLAS BARONEFirst Lieutenant · Panel 11W, Line 5
- ALLEN MATTHEW GARRETTStaff Sergeant · Panel 11W, Line 6
- MICHAEL CHARLES GOMESPrivate First Class · Panel 11W, Line 7
- MICHAEL WAYNE HAYNESCorporal · Panel 11W, Line 7
- DENNIS EUGENE JACKOWSKIPrivate First Class · Panel 11W, Line 7
- JAMES WILLIAM LINDEMANNSpecialist Four · Panel 11W, Line 8
- CHARLES LE ROY MERRILL JRSpecialist Four · Panel 11W, Line 8
- ROBERT JAMES MUSSINSergeant · Panel 11W, Line 8
- GENE STANLEY SWAGERSpecialist Four · Panel 11W, Line 10
- RANDALL ROBERT SIMMONSCorporal · Panel 11W, Line 11
- CLARENCE WAYNE TEMPLETONCorporal · Panel 11W, Line 11
- RICK ALAN WILCOXPrivate First Class · Panel 11W, Line 11
- PERRY LEE WOOSLEYSpecialist Four · Panel 11W, Line 12
From Los Fresnos
- JAMES PATRICK RIGGINSSergeant · January 25, 1969
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.